Jul 21 Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikes By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead. Continue reading
Jul 15 Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting By Aron Heller, Associated Press On Saturday, the Israeli military carried out its largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza since the 2014 war, hitting several Hamas military compounds and flattening a number of its training camps. Continue reading
May 15 Palestinians bury dead after bloodiest day in Gaza since 2014 By Fares Akram, Karin Laub, Associated Press Thousands joined funeral processions Tuesday for some of the dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in a mass march on the Gaza border, as Israelis faced growing diplomatic fallout from the use of lethal force against unarmed protesters. Continue reading
Apr 21 Hamas says man gunned down in Malaysia was important member By Fares Akram, Associated Press Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group said Saturday that a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was an important member of the organization, raising suspicions that Israel was behind the brazen killing. Continue reading
Apr 07 Gaza buries journalist killed while covering mass protests By Faras Akram, Associated Press Yasser Murtaja died from a gunshot wound he sustained while covering protests near the Israeli border. Witnesses described a chaotic scene but said he was more than 100 meters from the border, wearing a flak jacket marked "press" and holding… Continue reading
Apr 01 Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence By Josef Federman, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general and the European Union's foreign policy chief have urged an investigation after Israeli troops killed several Palestinians at a protest at the Gaza border on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Israel says it will expand response if Gaza clashes go on By Fares Akram and Aron Heller, Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel will target “terror organizations” in Gaza if violence along the territory’s border with Israel drags on, the chief military spokesman warned Saturday, a day after thousands of Palestinians staged protests near the border fence. Continue reading
Mar 30 At least 14 dead, hundreds wounded during Gaza protests By Fares Akram, Karin Laub, Associated Press It was the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 cross-border war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Feb 15 Photo: At home among ruins in the Gaza Strip By Dayana Morales Gomez A Palestinian woman and her son are seen at the entrance of their impoverished house near the ruins of a building that was destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014. The two… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Christian charity worker in Israel charged with diverting funds to Hamas By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Mohammed El-Halabi, the head of a Christian charity’s operations in Israel, was accused of diverting donations to Hamas to build tunnels and buy weapons. He appeared in court on charges he siphoned up to $50… Continue watching